How to Sell Your Home Without a Broker [Paperback]

Bill Carey (Author), Chantal Howell Carey (Author), Suzanne Kiffmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2000

New Info on Internet Selling!

INVALUABLE ADVICE, TIPS, AND GUIDELINES FOR SELLING YOUR OWN HOME IN THE 2lST CENTURY

With the high commissions being charged in today’s housing market, not to mention the increasingly widespread use of information technology, more and more sellers are finding it economically prudent to sell their own homes. This newly revised and expanded edition of the indispensable how-to guide can save you thousands of dollars in real estate fees and commissions by showing you how to successfully market, negotiate, close, and wrap up the sale of your home–without using a broker.

Updated to reflect all the latest trends in the market, this popular classic takes you through the ABCs of doing it yourself, from a planned beginning to a profitable end. Including up-to-date seller worksheets, checklists, and sample contracts, this Third Edition provides a detailed road map for do-it-yourselfers and features:

• A user-friendly workbook format
• Coverage of the latest changes to the tax laws concerning home
• sales and the new transfer disclosure requirements for home sellers
• A brand-new chapter on home-selling over the Internet–the fastest-growing segment of the real estate market

… and much more to get you moving as quickly, efficiently——and economically–as possible.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

With the high commissions being charged in today's housing market, more and more sellers are finding it economically prudent to sell their own homes. This indispensable how-to guide, now in a newly revised and expanded edition, can save you thousands of dollars in real estate commissions by showing you how to successfully market, negotiate, close, and wrap up the sale of your home--without using a broker.

How to Sell Your Home Without a Broker takes you through the ABCs of "doing it yourself," from a planned beginning to a profitable end. With up-to-date seller worksheets, checklists, and sample contracts, it offers complete information on: Sale variables--interest rates, tax regulations, economic climate. Assembling your team of consultants--lenders, inspectors, title company, and escrow agent. Advertising--identifying target markets, determining your budget, writing ads that attract buyers. Purchase contracts--preliminaries, offer presentation, terms, and conditions. Closing a sale--walk-through inspections, putting the most dollars in your pocket, escrows and costs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

BILL CAREY has been a realtor and a former director of the California Association of Realtors as well as a tax consultant and a frequent speaker at real estate seminars. CHANTAL HOWELL CAREY has been a Texas real estate broker and seminar speaker. Bill and Chantal are also the authors of Going … Going … Gone: Auctioning Your Home for Top Dollar! SUZANNE KIFFMANN is a professional writer and business systems designer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (October 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471388815
• ISBN-13: 978-0471388814
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,702,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful, September 25, 2005

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This review is from: How to Sell Your Home Without a Broker (Paperback)

We found this book to be very helpful. It covered all the bases of selling a house yourself and what you should look out for. This book also contains sample contracts that were extremely helpful. We simply made copies from the book, filled them out, signed them and took them to the title company.

4.0 out of 5 stars How To Sell Your Home Without A Broker, April 24, 2000

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This review is from: How to Sell Your Home Without a Broker (Paperback)

Without a doubt, I found it the very best, most comprehensive book on the market for homeowners looking to develop a plan of action for selling their property on their own. Different from most similar FSBO books because it contains dozens of very helpful worksheets to help the homeowner get through the process of selling on their own...

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Much Learning Here!, May 6, 2002

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This review is from: How to Sell Your Home Without a Broker (Paperback)

If you operate on the premise of good business savvy and you maintain a semblance of common sense, this book is a waste of money. It's too basic and there are no revelations.